River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-29
IN THE EAST.

The State Convention of the Massa-
chusetts Democracy was held at Worcester,
on the 10th. 1901 delegates being present
An informal ballot was taken for Governor,
II. b. Lowering and VIM. Z. Russell being
the candidates; the vote resulted Lowering
It's, Russell 353; the nomination of Lover
ing was made unanimous. The ticket was
completed as follows: Lieutenant governor,
Walter +. Cutting; secretary of state, John
f. Murphy; treasurer. Henry Z. Thatcher;
attorney general, j. w. Corcoran; auditor,
William r. Cook The following were
elected delegates at large to the national
convention. +. A. Collins, Boston; Jonas
II. French, John W. Cummings, Josiah G..
Abbott Alternates: Charles g. Lewis,
james f.. Delaney, Godfrey Morse, John X.
Thayer. The platform adopted strongly en-
dorses the Democratic National admlnlstra-
ton and President Cleveland, urges that
the important offices IN the civil service
should be filed by competent persons in
political sympathy with the administration;
that all other offices not representative IN
character should be filled by persons Sc
lected for their fitness, capacity and integ-
rity. Further the platform says: We do
not advocate free trade, but favor and de
sire q revision of the present unjust and
burdensOme tarif laws We heartily APP
prove of the following recommendation of
the President; THE increasing and unnec-
essary surplus should be released to the peo-
pie by an amendment to our revenue laws
which shall cheaper the price of the neces-
saries of life and give free entrance TO such
imported materials as may be manufac-
tured into marketable commodities" We
believe the income derived by the govern
ment from the colonial revenue tax should
be applied to discharge the burdens imposed
on the people of the late war. The platform
also approves the prohibition OF the impor-
tation of contract labor, promises assist
ance in procuring legislation for the benefit
of wage earners, and extends sympathy to
Ireland.
An audience of $500 anarchists and
socialists occupied Cooper Union, New
York City, with an excited, angy meeting
of which Herr Most was the chief orator
and hero TO denOunce the Supreme Court
of Illinois for its judgement on the Hay
market murderers. There we're a good
many women in the crowd and all wore
red ribbons and red anarchistic cOlors on
their garments. Speaking of the con-
Gelpned men at Chicago, Most said /:
They fought against the numbering po-
lice aud Fobbing capitalists Seven police
men were killed, aud they want seven of
our brothers iives-a life for a life. You
cannot allow that hanging to take place.
Arm yourselves, and for every drop of
blood that is shed for our friends let it cost
2 human life. i am not alone an Anarchist,
but also a revolutionist. The capitalists
shall be the first to suffer. No one shall es
cape his Just dues. The twelve jurors,
judges and detective spies will not sleep
very soundly at present Let them beware.
wild Yelling and cheers from the crowd
The time is approaching when we will be
compelled to use firearms. II must come,
80 be prepared (bedlam of cheersl. l warn
them not to take the lives of our martyrs in
Chicago. | demand that they be set free.
Let there be a social revolution. Editor
ScheSitch and Others made speeches of a
similar character.
On the Pennsylvania X. r., near
Monanoqua, the train dispatcher at Honey
Pot allowed two freight trains, travelling
in opposite directions, TO come together on
single track. The trains were running at
the rate of 20 miles an hour, and collided on
a deep curve. The engineers and firemen
jumped and saved their lives. The collision
was heard for miles. Four box cars loaded
with giant powder exploded with terrific
force. tearing up the rocks, tracks, ties and
about p cars. The latter caught fire and,
With their contents. were destroyed. Three
brakemsn were killed. Some of the cars
were thrown by the force of the explosion
distance of an eighth of a mile. The loss TO
the railroad company will be 100000. Both
engines were thrown down the embank-
ment and are a total wreck.
Another severe gale has visited 81.
Johns coast y. g., doing great damage to
the shipping Bonavista presents a dread
fd2 sceno. All sorts of wreckage is strewn
indiscriminateiy about the streets. Twen-
~ boats We're driven ashore and seven sunk
at their mOOrings- Not yestage OF the
fish stages was left standing. Only two
fore-and alters were insured, and the loss
will be heavy. At ST. Johns man named
Tearing was blown overheard from wharf
and drowned.
Lizzie Hoyle. disappeared from
Webster, Mass, Sept. l, and on the Goth her
body was found in a corn crib in barn on
the Aldrich place at Oxford. She had been
murdered. Her head was covered with a
cloth, and her feet and hands tied with
rope The body was so well concealed that
its presence was discovered only when the
odor of decaying flesh led passersby to
make an investigation.
\ Washington dispatch says that
Gen. " P. Banks, United States Marshal
for Massachusetts,, is in danger of losing
his position on account Of confusion in his
accounts. There is no doubt Of his integrity
and no shortage, but his method OF manag
ing the office is said not 70 satisfy ne strict
business standard of the W 1shington
officials.
The court Of oyer and terminer. all
the Judges concurring, sustain the finding
and sentence Of the court b,low in the case
of Jacob Sharp. at New York, who must
now 20 to Sing Sing, unless hh' case is car
RED 70 the Court OF Appeals. the court Of
final resort. Ii is both said th At this viii
and viii not be done.
Mr.. Nicholson. private secretary to
President King, of the Erie railway, has said